Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - The Simple Acts of Life

• Genre: Culture & Society
• Movie Type: Social History
• Release Year: 1994
• Run Time: 15 minutes

Plot

Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - The Simple Acts of Life is one part of a six-volume documentary series that explores the power of language in human expression and its role in the enrichment of life. Filmed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, this 60-minute episode features poets Robert Bly, Galway Kinnell, Sharon Olds, Octavio Paz, and William Stafford reading and discussing their work. The other five tapes in the series include: Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - Ancestral Voices, Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - Dancing on the Edge of the Road, Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - Living Language, Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - Voices of Memory, and Bill Moyers: The Power of the Word - Where the Soul Lives. ~ Kathleen Wildasin, All Movie Guide